Advice on Live Drum Machine/Loops...

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Advice on Live Drum Machine/Loops...

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I am doing a 2 piece soul/pop/jazz cover gig and booking some good gigs.

Here's my current setup

Keyboard controller (playing keys and bass)
MainStage (running off Macbook Pro)
Roland PK-5 foot pedals triggering kick drum and snare

It sounds pretty good the way it is right now but we wanna do some more rhythmic stuff and I'm thinking of programming some drum loops behind us and playing to those (when the budget can't fit our full band).

Any suggestions on using software or hardware for using at live gigs that is easily controllable and can maybe trigger fills and different sections (verse, chorus, bridge, etc).

I've heard of Ableton LIVE but haven't used it and wonder if my computer can handle MainStage AND Live at the same time.

Any suggestions?
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